It was seven days after Yu Shiqi and his party arrived at Guling. It was already midsummer, and the hot and humid climate in the south deeply troubled the travelers.

"We're finally here." An Nianjiu looked at the west gate of Gu Ling and breathed a sigh of relief, "When I left Sichuan Province, I didn't feel very hot. When I arrived in Nanzhou, it was like entering a furnace."

"I'm sweating all over from the rush. I really want to go to the city right away and take a good bath." Gu Mingzhou said and glanced at Yu Qiqi, "Shall we go into the city?"

Just when Yu Shiqi had this intention, the three of them were preparing to enter the city when they suddenly heard the sound of galloping horse hooves behind them and a burst of urgent shouting: "Wait!"

The three of them looked back and saw a horseman coming from the official road. The girl on the horse ran so fast that her hair was spread out and she didn't bother to take care of it. She rushed towards them and reined in the horse.

"Xiao Ci?" Yu Shiqi was extremely surprised after seeing the person clearly, "Why are you here?"

Yu Youci smiled at him and said bluntly: "I ran away halfway. I thought I could catch up with you quickly, but I didn't expect that I caught up to the gate of Guling City as soon as I caught up. You guys walked really fast.

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"Isn't this not disobeying the order by leaving the team without permission?" Yu Shiqi frowned slightly. This is not a small mistake in Yunzhongjian. If Zhou Xiaocheng is serious, I am afraid that the subsequent punishment will be very severe.

But Yu Youci said indifferently: "Whatever, I'm already here anyway, so don't even try to persuade me to go back. Captain Zhou and Teacher Bu will probably have arrived in Jiangzhou by this time."

An Nianjiu also helped to speak: "Come here, come with us into the city, we will go to see Sect Leader Yan together."

"My mother is here?" Yu Youci's eyes lit up and she became even happier: "Great! Then I really made the right trip."

Yu Shiqi didn't say anything, as he acquiesced to this result, and the four of them then entered the city from the west gate of Guling City and went straight to Ningfeng Tang.

Murong, deputy envoy of the Ministry of Wind, had already been waiting in front of Ningfeng Pond to greet him. Since Yu Shiqi now holds the special seal of Yunzhong Sword granted by Zongzhu Wei during his lifetime, she is also very respectful to this young man who is younger than herself.

"I heard that you all came here non-stop just after finishing the hard battle in Qingdu. Thank you for your hard work!"

"It's the mission, it's not the way to go." Seeing that the other party actually bowed to one of his juniors, Yu Shiqi and others felt a little uneasy and quickly returned the bow to her.

Murong then reached for the door and said, "Please, Master Yan is waiting for you."

Following Murong into Ningfengtang courtyard, after passing through the front yard, Yu Qianyao and Yu Youci saw Yu Qianyao standing under the corridor in the atrium. Yu Qianyao also spotted them and waved to them excitedly from a distance.

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"Qian Yao is actually here..." Yu Youci was surprised and happy, "Isn't that..."

"Master is probably here," Yu Shiqi answered.

Murong signaled everyone to stop in the atrium and asked Yu Qianyao to lead Yu Shiqi and Yu Youci to see Sect Leader Yan, while he took An Nianjiu and Gu Mingzhou to the room to rest.

"Don't we need to meet Sect Leader Yan?" An Nianjiu was a little surprised.

Murong smiled slightly: "Now is the time for them to gather with the Fengmen masters and disciples. The formal mission meeting will be held later."

"That's it." An Nianjiu nodded to express her understanding, but she still felt a little regretful - she had heard for a long time that Head Yu of the Tongfeng Sect and Yan Nuxia were heroic and bright, and she really wanted to see this pair when she came to Nanzhou this time.

Chivalrous and romantic.

Gu Mingzhou didn't care whether he saw me or not. He stretched out his arms and said, "It's so hot. I want to take a shower and change clothes."

"Of course, please come with me." Murong stood in front of the corridor and waved to the two of them.

An Nianjiu glanced at Gu Mingzhou and found that he seemed to be observing her too. He couldn't help but twist his eyebrows in slight annoyance: "What's wrong?"

"Have you ever wondered why the Villa's order only named the three of us and not Miss Yu?"

"Why?" An Nianjiu asked without hesitation.

"Use your brain, don't be lazy." Gu Mingzhou chuckled, "You used to give orders on the spot, and your brain was pretty good, wasn't it?"

An Nianjiu snorted and said calmly: "It's just to avoid relatives. I'm afraid that if something goes wrong with Miss Yu during the operation, Head Yu and Sect Leader Yan will be in trouble if they care."

"It's not just Head Yu and Sect Leader Yan." Gu Mingzhou whispered, "Do you think the special agent doesn't care about his sister?"

"If anything happens, I won't leave it alone." An Nianjiu said with certainty.

"Then what I said on the way was in vain." Gu Mingzhou's face darkened, and his tone gradually became serious, "Don't forget that we are at war with the Ten Evils and the Dragon Blood God Cult. Even if you find it hard to accept, I still have to say -

—Sacrifice is probably inevitable."

An Nianjiu walked silently, thinking about Gu Mingzhou's words in her heart. In fact, the truth behind it was very simple and she understood it completely, but she often deliberately ignored these disturbing problems.

"The matter has come to an end, let's take it one step at a time." She said weakly.

"Then you'd better be prepared to bear the price of loss." Gu Mingzhou reminded coldly, "I gave up going back to accompany my family and chose to follow you to Nanzhou because I really wanted to win this battle. I hope you two can

Take on the responsibility that is worthy of the power you have. What the two seniors Liu Yike and Yuan Che passed on to you is by no means pure martial arts, but also the will of the Desolate Sect passed down from generation to generation."

"You, a person who wants to quit halfway, tell me about the will of the Desolate Sect to be passed down from generation to generation? Don't you think it's ironic?" An Nianjiu shrugged.

"It's a bit ironic. The Desolation Sect does not have a dogmatic written program, and everyone can have a different understanding of the faith."

Murong, who was walking in front, had already noticed the two of them talking in hushed tones, but she never expressed any opinion. She led them to the side room, and then showed them where the bathroom was.

"Take a break, you two. Replacement clothes will be sent later. They are just the style used by the wind department."

"No problem, don't bother." An Nianjiu and Gu Mingzhou watched her leave.

In the shrine in the backyard of Ningfengtang, Yan Yu'er, who was wearing a plain shirt over a solid black dress, looked down at her children kneeling in front of her with tender eyes, and stretched out her hands to help them up one by one.

"Zhi'er, I've heard about what happened in Qingdu. Are you hurt?"

Yu Youci rushed to say: "Mom, Yu Yanzhi is very powerful now. It's a pity that you didn't see him. He beat the Ten Evils and the Dragon Blood God Cult by himself."

"You're neither old nor young, how can you call your brother by his first name?" Yan Yu'er said angrily.

Yu Youci curled his lips and muttered: "He's not my biological brother."

"You still say that?" Yan Yu'er was really angry this time and raised her hand to teach her daughter a lesson.

"Hey, Master, forget it..." Yu Shiqi quickly stopped her and persuaded her, "I don't care, and besides, Xiaoci is right. Don't worry, Master, there are companions who risk their lives to help each other, and I didn't suffer anything in Qing."

Big injury, everything is fine."

"That's good... By the way, your master is meditating in the practice room. He was telling me in the morning why Zhi'er hasn't arrived yet. You can go and see him."

However, Yu Shiqi did not leave immediately. He looked at Yan Yu'er with concerned eyes and said worriedly: "Master's wife, I've lost weight a lot since we said goodbye on the first day of the new year... I know you feel sorry for Sect Leader Wei, but the enemy is still there right now.

Take care of yourself."
Chapter completed!